Fountain of love. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (author of design) [painter] Charron, André-Charlemagne (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] (French) c. 1756-1778 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'1" x W 17'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp); wool & silk (weft) Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. received from Mrs. Sheldon Whitehouse, Mrs. Arnold Whitridge & Mrs. Winthrop Aldrich (coll. of the late Mrs. C. B. Alexander) 9/10/1943; returned 11/14/1946. 2 couples, pair of women & sheep gather around large fountain with gamboling putti & water
Fountain of love. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (author of design) [painter] Charron, André-Charlemagne (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] (French) c. 1756-1778 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'1" x W 17'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp); wool & silk (weft) Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. received from Mrs. Sheldon Whitehouse, Mrs. Arnold Whitridge & Mrs. Winthrop Aldrich (coll. of the late Mrs. C. B. Alexander) 9/10/1943; returned 11/14/1946. 2 couples, pair of women & sheep gather around large fountain with gamboling putti & water spouting from urn at top & large tree on R, couple with man holding flute seated next to basket filled with flowers on far L; watermill over stream on L (BRD) picture-frame border with curling parsley leaves French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 76621 Wark, Huntington (1961), 68-69 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries (same cartoon): 0241696 (Huntington Art Gallery), 0241689 (Sotheby's, Monaco, 1983 sale), 0241703 & 0241708 (Christie's 1983 sale set), 0241704, Corcoran Gallery, Sir George Alexander Cooper coll.
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